This is a shocker after the mass molestation which took place on the 31st December in Bengaluru. Many blamed the victims for wearing ‘western dresses’ and ‘skimpy clothes’. However this news slams those who blamed youngsters’ “western ways” for the incidents. Another woman in Burqa became a victim to molestation[Read More…]
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Budget Session of Parliament to commence from January 31
The 2017 Budget session of Parliament will begin from January 31, a day before the Union Budget is likely to be presented. President Pranab Mukherjee has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on January 31, an official notification said. A similar notification is also expected from the Lok Sabha secretariat.[Read More…]
Suspense over! Navjot Singh Sidhu to formally join Congress on Jan 9
Ending speculations over his next party, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu will formally join the Congress on January 9, weeks before assembly polls in Punjab. Sidhu had resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party on September 14 last year. Sidhu’s wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, an MLA from Amritsar East constituency, joined the[Read More…]
Goodwill gesture! Indian fishermen released from Pakistan reach India
Pakistan government on Saturday released 218 Indian fishermen as a ‘goodwill gesture’ at the Wagah border. The team, headed by KR Patni, has been camping in Amritsar since January 5 to receive the freed fishermen and bringing them to Gujarat. “We have received the 218 fishermen early on Saturday morning[Read More…]
Sydney Test: Australia down Pakistan by 220 runs, sweep series 3-0
Australia on Saturday clinched a clean sweep with an emphatic 220-run win over Pakistan in the third Test in Sydney on Saturday. Pakistan were all out shortly before tea on the final day for 244 chasing 465 runs with paceman Josh Hazlewood and spinner Steve O’Keefe both snaring three wickets.[Read More…]
Season’s first snowfall blocks roads stranding tourists in Manali
Nearly 50 tourists are stranded in Kothi, Manali due to blocked roads. Traffic to tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie were snapped from the rest of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday due to heavy snowfall. Traffic bound for Shimla was disrupted at Shogi, about 15 km from Shimla, due to snowfall,[Read More…]
EC seeks Centre’s reply on opposition’s demand to postpone budget
After opposition’s continuous demand to postpone the Budget session till the poll gets over, the Election Commission has sought a response from the government. Reportedly, the commission has written a letter to cabinet secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha seeking response to the appeal by January 10. The Commission wants to know[Read More…]
Dhoni a saviour, prevented me from getting dropped many times: Virat Kohli
Heaping praises on his predeccesor, Virat Kohli on Saturday said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a saviour for him. Kohli also revealed that the talismanic former skipper prevented his ouster from the Indian team many a times. Kohli has played his entire international cricket under Dhoni’s captaincy since his ODI[Read More…]
80% farmers suicide due to debt and loans from banks
Latest government data shows that 80 per cent of farmers killed themselves in 2015 because of bankruptcy or debts after taking hefty amount of loans from banks and registered microfinance institutions. Despite us thinking the money-lenders a big reason for the suicides, moneylenders are more flexible than the microfinance sector.[Read More…]
Hindutva is spreading its wings in the Valley
The Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), an RSS associate, is organising a conference of Kashmiri students in Delhi on Saturday to make them a part “in nation building and bring them on the right path”. They want to inculcate the values of nationalism among Kashmiri youth in order to build a[Read More…]
80-year-old assaulted in Haryana’s Sonipat; bleeds to death
In an incident that is enough to give you Goosebumps, an 80-year-old woman was assaulted and killed in the most horrific way in Sonipat’s Bathgaon village in Haryana on Wednesday. The attacker who is yet to be identified, inserted a plastic bottle of the toilet cleaner Harpic into her private[Read More…]
FA Cup: Manchester City thrash West Ham United 5-0 in 3rd round
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side thrashed Premier League rivals West Ham in the third round on Saturday night. City led 3-0 at the break, Yaya Toure starting the rout by firing a debatable penalty into the bottom left corner. Havard Nordtveit bundled Bacary Sagna’s teasing cross into his own net,[Read More…]
Population is increased by those who support the concept of four wives and 40 children: Sakshi Maharaj
BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj, infamous for his controversial communal statements, on Saturday indirectly blamed the Muslims for country’s population boom, News 18 reported. Population is increased by those who support the concept of four wives and 40 children,” he said while addressing a public gathering in Meerut. The controversial leader[Read More…]
Surgical strikes, demonetisation changed the way world looks at India: Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah on Friday said that cross-border surgical strikes and demonetisation have changed the perception of the country about the party and that of other countries about India. “After the cowardly attacks in Uri, the country was expectantly looking at the BJP government at the Centre in the[Read More…]
Ex-Chinese diplomat asks Beijing to ‘adjust’ stand on terrorist Masood Azhar
A former Chinese diplomat who served in India has sought a change in Chinese effort to block India’s appeal to impose a UN ban on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. He argued that Azhar is a terrorist and China should act accordingly. Mao Siwei, previously served as China’s Consul General in[Read More…]
Odisha: Villagers punish teacher for ‘harassing’ student
After a high school teacher in Odisha’s Angul district allegedly told “Darling, I love you” to a class VIII girl student, the teacher was made to prostrate in front of the girl and seek an apology. He was later forced to resign. The teacher named Laxminarayan Prasad Bhujabal (37) was[Read More…]
Traders oppose move to make Connaught Place car-free in Delhi
The traders of Connaught Place (CP) are criticizing the move of making Connaught Place car-free for few months for a pilot smart city project that will launch next month, saying while demonetisation took a toll on their business, this will ruin them certainly. Starting from February, cars and buses will[Read More…]
Fort Lauderdale Airport: 5 dead, 8 wounded in shooting
In a shocking incident, an Army veteran who landed at the Fort Lauderdale airport with a pistol in his checked baggage opened fire in the baggage area on Friday, killing five people and wounding at least eight before throwing his weapon down. The accused was identified as 26-year-old Esteban Santiago[Read More…]
GDP growth to slow to 7.1% in current fiscal year: Chief Statistician Anant
Chief Statistician TCA Anant on Friday said India’s economic growth is estimated to slow to 7.1 percent in the current fiscal year ending compared to 7.6 percent last year 2015-2016. “The figures for November were available and examined but it was felt in view of the policy of denotification of[Read More…]
Advance GDP to ignore crucial impact of demonetization: HDFC report
According to a recent report released by the economists of the HDFC bank, GDP growth for the year 2017 to be close to 6.7% yr. However, there was a structural break caused by demonetization although there it will have no impact in the upcoming GDP. The new advance estimation might[Read More…]
Bangladesh ‘Tree man’ regains use of his hand after 16 surgeries
A Bangladesh man dubbed the tree man because of the bark-like growth that once covered his body will soon be able to leave hospital after the treatment for one of the world’s rarest diseases, The Guardian reported. Abul Bajandar has undergone 16 surgeries to remove 5 kg of growth from[Read More…]
Foreigners with cocaine pellets arrested at Delhi airport
Two foreigners have been taken under arrest by the NCB as they were found carrying a humungous amount of drugs abroad. They were caught at the IGI airport, Delhi. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has intercepted and arrested two foreigners at different times. According to reports from India today, a[Read More…]
Apple removes New York Times app in China
Apple Inc has removed the New York Times (NYT.N) English- and Chinese-language news applications from its iTunes store in China. The decision was taken following the request from the local authorities, said the company on Thursday. The apps said to be removed on Dec. 23 are the latest Western services[Read More…]
NIA files charge sheet against LeT terrorist Bahadur Ali
A charge sheet has been filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at the NIA Special Court at Patiala House against detained Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Bahadur Ali. “The case relates to conspiracy hatched by Lashkar-e-Taiba, based in Pakistan, to commit terror attacks in India,” said the agency as per a[Read More…]
Sasikala Natarajan, new unsolicited AIADMK chief unwelcome by the party
AIADMK’s new party chief Sasikala Natarajan discouraged to contest from the seat which Amma represented. Workers of the party including women protested against P Vetrivel appeal to Ms Natarajan to fight from the seat Jayalalithaa represented. However, lawmaker Mr Vetrivel called the protests and blamed it on the opposition DMK.[Read More…]